Toy aeroplane



H. B. DUMMER. TOY AEROELANE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, I9I9.

HIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIII 'I IIIIIII UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE BOYLSTON DUMMER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y;

TOY AEnorL-ANE.

Specification of Letters Iatent. i

i Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Application led September23. 1919. Serial No. 325,754.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it'known that I, HORACE BoYLsToN DUMMER, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, inthe county and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedToy-Aeroplane, of which the following is a. full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to new and useful readily removed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a toy which willbe capable of sustaining itself in guiding flight, the impetus beingfurnished by the operation in the manner commonly employed with darts.

Vith the above and other objects in view, reference `is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which" Figure l is a side elevation of a toyconstructed in accordance with the present in-v vention; v

Fig 2 is atop plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a detail view in elevation of the forward portion o f thebody` with the sustaining plane removed;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the sustaining plane.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the device' comprises abody 5, formed of a single piece of material, such as cardboard, thinwood, or the like, and said body is so formed as to provide a projection6 at the forward end in imitation of the landing chassis of anaeroplane. At the extreme forward end of the body 5, an imitationpropeller 7 is formed, while at the extreme rear end, an'imitationrudder 8 is provided. The

reference character 9 designates a projec tion in imitation of the tailskid commonly employed. It is to--be understood that each of theaforementioned elements is formed integral with the body 5. l

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the body 5 is .provided-Withan elongated slot Vl0, the said slot being angularly disposed withrespect to the longitudinal axis of said body and extending entirelythere-` through. l

The reference character 11 designates a sustainingV plane, which in thepresent instance, is in the form of a pamphlet, having cover sections 12withv bent-in leaves 13. These leaves are adapted to contain anysuitable reading matter and are adapted to give suHicient thickness tothe sustaining plane 11 to cause the sameto frictionally engage thedefining edges. of the elongated slot 10 in order that it will beremovably retained in said slot. Owing to the angular disposition of theslotv 10, it will be apparent that the sustaining plane l1 will beangularly disposed with respect to the body 5, in such a manner as tocause the same to rise when thrown by the operator thus causing the sameto glide in flight under the impetus given by the throwing operation.

` By this construction, it will be seen that in addition to the devicebeing used as a toy, it may be used as means for distributing oir cularsor other advertising matter, and that if the same be thrown fromsuitable height, such as from the roofs of tall buildings, the

y device willv glide great distances, thus providing a means for a widedistribution of advertising matter.

I claim:

1. A device of the character "described comprising a body portionprovided with an angularly disposed slot, and a sustaining plane in theform ofa pamphlet having covers and leaves, said pamphlet beingremovably maintained within said angularly disposed slot b rictionalengagement with the defining e ges thereof.

2. A device `ofthe character describedv comprising a relatively thinsheet of material cut in imitation of an aeroplane fuselage and itsassociated elements, said fuselage being provided near its forward endwith anangularly disposed slot having closed ends and a sustainingplane, said sustaining plane being of a width equal to the length ofsaid slot and of a thickness slightly greater than the width of1 saidslot whereby the sustaining plane is maintained in position within theslot by a frictionalengage- .ment with the defining edges thereof.

HORACE BOYLSTON DUMMER.

